Ancient Greek Tragedies

Tragedies written for the festivals of ancient Athens in the fifth century BCE. A play belongs here when the cited article calls it an ancient Greek or Athenian tragedy. It excludes comedies and later plays on the same myths. Such plays were performed in the open air theatres of Athens as part of religious festivals, with a chorus, a small cast of masked actors and a story from myth. They deal with fate, guilt and the limits of human power. It excludes the comedies of the same festivals and the later Roman tragedies written in imitation.